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distinct, tall and stately, with light 

 green foliage low on the plant, and 

 very long candlebra-like spikes of 

 medium sized flowers of a fine or- 

 ange scarlet, very showy and fine for 

 decoration. 20c each; $2 a dozen; 

 clumps 50c. 



Nellie Bowden. 



A dainty dwarf yellow Canna, very 

 pretty, with medium sized flowers. 

 25c each. 



Anacapa. Very tall, five to seven 

 feet; foliage and stems a beautiful 

 pea green; spikes of orange colored 

 flowers spotted scarlet, petals very 

 long and beautifully curved at the 

 edges. A magnificent and strong 

 variety, a great improvement on 

 Emile Le Clair . 20c each. 



Nabob. Magnificent foliage; shaded 

 and striped purplish red; large crim- 

 son scarlet flowers. 20c. 



Oriental. Smaller foliage; shaded 

 and striped purplish red; large crim- 

 son scarlet flowers. 20c each. 



Felix Crouse. Glaucous green fo- 

 liage; large coppery red flowers. 20c 

 each. 



Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety 

 with dark chocolate foliage; flowers 

 deep scarlet, large and beautifully 

 rounded. 30c each. 



Star of 1891. A dwarf-growing, 

 very free-growing variety, excellent 

 for pot-culture; bright orange-scar- 

 let, sometimes edged with yellow, 

 30c each. 



Mad. Allemagny. One of the 

 most lovely yellow C annas out, very 

 broad, short petals of a rich orange- 

 yellow, spotted. Very distinct from 

 any other in form . 40c each. 



Alphonse. Grand, shaded dark 

 foliage, and immense trusses of 

 splendid crimson flowers. 20c each. 



Doyen J. Sisley. Dark chocolate- 

 colored foliage; flowers orange-scar- 

 let. 20c each. 



Geoffrey St. Hillaire . A grand 

 variety. Large Orchid-like flowers 

 of a deep glowing orange shade; very 

 large flower spike; foliage chocolate- 

 colored. 20c each. 



Hippolyte Flandrin. Color a 

 rich deep salmon, yery showy, a 

 dwarf compact grower. 15c. 



Lefebvre. Cerise carmine with 

 dark shadings; foliage dark bronzy- 

 purple; four and one-half feet. 25c 

 each. 



Pierette de Biorlet. Flowers 

 large, deep lemon, striped with cin- 

 namon red; foliage green. Three 

 feet. 20c each. 



Sou de Asa Gray. One of the 

 best, elegant broad petals, scarlet, 

 streaked orange scarlet, dwarf habit. 

 20c each . 



Seedling u Good Venture" 

 Cannas. 



Seedlings of my own from the best 

 named sorts. These surpass many 

 of the newest varieties. They are 

 quite dwarf in habit, from If to 2 

 and 3 feet. The flowers are very 

 large, and some have four petals. 

 The yellow ones are grand. 35c, 50c 

 and 75c. I have not enough stock 

 of any one variety to offer, but haye 

 a good variety to select from. , Give 

 color and price. 



Camelia Japonica. 



Camelias grow to great perfection 

 in Southern California. A well es- 

 tablished plant will bloom nine 

 months of the year. The best va- 

 rieties for growing outside are im- 

 ported from Japan, though in the 



